Safety-envelop.



E. S. JONES.

SAFETY ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25. 1912.

1,126,675, Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

WITNESSES INVENTOR ICE.

EDWARD S. JONES, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

SAFETY-ENVELOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 26, 1915.

Application filed January 25, 1912. Serial No. 673,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safety-Envelops, the following is a specification.

My invention relates to safety envelops, and its main object is to provide an envelop of this type that is of simple construction and one which may be readily manufactured and sold at low cost.

The invention resides in the details of construction and combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and specifically pointed out in. the appended claim.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is hereinafter described in connection with drawings accompanying this application, wherein Figure 1 is a rear view of an envelop constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same sealed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the envelop showing the sealing flap open, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating the tongue of the sealing flap. 1

In the drawings, like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring specificall to the drawings, 1 designates the front 0 an envelop, 2 and 3 respectively designate top and bottom flaps, and 4: and 5 respectively designate end flaps. The flaps 3, 4 and 5 are adapted to be sealed together by a suitable adhesive, as is usual.

The flap 2 is provided with a tongue 6, which tongue is coated with a suitable adhesive, as at 7, and on the face thereof adjacent the fiap 3 when in closed position.

The end flaps 4 and 5 are scored or cut horizontally, preferably centrally of the'envelop and above the upper extremity or flap cutting the envelop,

3. By thus scoring or flaps or tongues 8 and 9 are provided, and

of which cured upon said end flaps,

the faces of such tongues on the interior tleigof are partly covered with adhesive, as a l In use, after the insertion of contents into the envelop, the flap 2 is folded onto the flaps 4 and 5, as is usual, and the tongue 6 inserted interiorly of the envelop. The adhesive on such tongue 6 is previously moistened whereby the same will adhere to the flap 3 and thus secure the tongue thereto. Thereafter one of the tongues 8 and 9 is folded across the tongue 6, and afterward the other of said tongues folded against the first tongue. The adhesive on said tongues 8 and 9 is previously moistened so that one of said tongues may be fastened to the tongue 2, and the other of said tongues to its complementary tongue.

Should the envelop be tampered with, it is very likely that the tongues 8 and 9 would be torn or otherwise damaged so that the fact of such tampering would be evidenced.

As merely the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and illustrated, and changes in the minor details of construction may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, such changes are accordingly reserved.

Havin thus described my said invention, what I claim as new andv desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An envelop comprising a body portion, end flaps provided with tongues extending in overlapping relation, a bottom flap seand a top flap provided with a tongue and with side extensions, the side extensions overlapping said end flaps and the tongue of said top flap extending into the envelop beneath said bottom flap, the tongues of said end flaps being secured in overlapping relation to the tongue of said top flap outside the same.

EDWARD S. JONES. Witnesses:

NEwcoMn F. THOMPSON, GEORGE W. \Vooo. 

